Abstract:
The landscape of Higher Education in South Africa has made a significant
move to recognise the “voice of the voiceless” and embraced
democracy at all cost. This argument is attested by the establishment
of the Student Representative Councils (SRC’s) in all Universities to embrace
inclusive governance through representation in statutory committees
as determined by the Higher Education Act: 101 of 1997 as amended
and the statutes of Universities respectively. The current analysis of
the role of student leaders in the supply chain committees of Universities
in South Africa has been contested as having a personal enrichment
on individual student leaders themselves, and it can stifled progress in
some parts of the Universities. This article examines tendencies of self-enrichment
and how they impact on student governance. This article also
calls for and examines ethical consideration in supply-chain and its relations
to the experiences of the student leaders in Universities student
governance. The sample is conducted on selected Universities of Technologies
in three provinces inter alia: - Western Cape, Free State and
Gauteng respectively. The article then include the overview of the role
of student governance, the potential corrupt tendencies, and the theoretical
analysis of the good governance, which is used to assess how
Student Leadership embraces it. The study is then concluded and possible
solutions to the current issues and problems will be identified in order
to provide a scientific solution oriented study to improve the university
governance.
Description:
Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives. Vol. 1, No.1, July 2016, 15-27
